Making Policy Public: Participatory Bureaucracy in American Democracy

by Susan L. Moffitt

Book Overview

This book challenges the conventional wisdom that government bureaucrats inevitably seek secrecy and demonstrates how and when participatory bureaucracy manages the enduring tension between bureaucratic administration and democratic accountability. Looking closely at federal level public participation in pharmaceutical regulation and educational assessments within the context of the vast system of American federal advisory committees, this book demonstrates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107665973
• ISBN13: 9781107665972
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"